Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Smith Station MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Smith Station MCJROTC 1053.1 to 989.6 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Pueblo County AJROTC is in fourth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Joshua Romero who shot a 266.6. The remaining contributing members were Maximus Wilcox, Sariga Suresh, and Louis Reavis. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Smith Station MCJROTC was led by, Elijah Howard who shot a 255.4. The remaining contributing members were Maxine Naranjo, Trey Griffin, and Madison Dean. Smith Station MCJROTC is from Smith Station, AL, and is coached by Major William Bolden.
This coming week Pueblo County AJROTC has a bye week. While Smith Station MCJROTC will compete against Sebastian River NJROTC from Sebastian, FL. Sebastian River NJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022012111274623.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1834
Smith Station MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1798
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